Samuel Paynter was a wealthy landowner from St Issey

St Issey

St Issey is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles south of Padstow. The parish covers an area of approximately .-History:...

 in Cornwall. He made his fortune as a builder and contractor with his brother Francis Paynter (of Denmark Hill

Denmark Hill

Denmark Hill is an area and road in the London Borough of Southwark. The road forms part of the A215; north of Camberwell Green it becomes Camberwell Road; south of Red Post Hill it becomes Herne Hill. Its postcode is SE5. Nearby streets whose names refer to different aspects of the same...

) at 64 Coleman Street

Coleman Street

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 and 57 Wood street, City of London

City of London

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 (1807–12). He gained estates in Middlesex and Surrey and became High Sheriff of Surrey

High Sheriff of Surrey

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 in 1839 and was also JP for Surrey and Middlesex.

Family

His first wife was Ann Butler, daughter of William Butler

William Butler

William Butler may refer to:* William Butler , American Revolutionary War soldier from Pennsylvania, one of five Butler brothers in the war...

. His second wife was Mary Penn, daughter of Richard Penn

Richard Penn (governor)

Richard Penn, Jr. served as the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania from 1771 to 1773, and was later a member of the British Parliament....

, governor of Philadelphia. His 2 children with Ann were William, born in 1799, and Eliza, born in 1802.

Death

He died of paralysis, on 24 July 1844 aged 70. His memorial in Richmond church is a tablet with two marble full length angels, by Edward Hodges Baily

Edward Hodges Baily

Edward Hodges Baily RA FRS - was an English sculptor who was born in Downend in Bristol.-Life:...

, R.A. who was famous for sculpting Nelson on Nelson's column

Nelson's Column

Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in central London built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The monument was constructed between 1840 and 1843 to a design by William Railton at a cost of £47,000. It is a column of the Corinthian...

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